Australia v Pakistan, 2nd Test, Pakistan tour of Australia

Finished
Pakistan tour of Australia , December 25, 2023
Australia
AUS
318/10 (96.5) & 262/10 (84.1)
Pakistan
PAK
264/10 (73.5) & 237/10 (67.2)
AUS won by 79 runs.
BATSMENRB4S6SSR
Mir Hamza01000.00
Hasan Ali02000.00
BOWLERSOMRWECON
Mitchell Starc13.215544.13
Pat Cummins1824952.72
Current Partnership: 0 run (0.1 ov) | Last Wicket: Mir Hamza 0 (1) | Fall of Wicket: 237/10 (67.2 ov)
CRR: 3.52 | Last Ten Overs: 26/5 2.60
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Pakistan vs Australia, Live Cricket Commentary

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67.2
Mir Hamza c S Smith b M Starc 0 (1) Mitchell Starc to Mir Hamza, no run, c S Smith b M Starc, Caught out !! fast ball, full length, on the stumps, Mir Hamza hangs in the crease and takes a big risk by attempting defensive shot towards short fine leg, edged!! and flies straight to Steven Smith, who displays excellent fielding skills to complete the catch, resulting in the dismissal of Mir Hamza.
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67.1
Agha Salman c M Marsh b M Starc 50 (70) Mitchell Starc to Agha Salman, no run, c M Marsh b M Starc, Caught out !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, Agha Salman goes back and takes a big risk by attempting pull towards third man, edged!! and flies straight to Mitchell Marsh, who displays excellent fielding skills to complete the catch, resulting in the dismissal of Agha Salman.
End of over 67 (1 runs)
Hasan Ali 0 (2)
Agha Salman 50 (69)
Pakistan 237/8
Pat Cummins 18-2-49-5
Nathan Lyon 19-1-84-0
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66.6
Pat Cummins to Hasan Ali, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, hangs in the crease, but decided to leave the ball at last.
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66.5
Pat Cummins to Hasan Ali, no run, Dot ball !! bouncer, good length, on the off stump, hangs in the crease, but decided to leave the ball at last.
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66.4
Shaheen Afridi c M Labuschagne b P Cummins 0 (6) Pat Cummins to Shaheen Afridi, no run, c M Labuschagne b P Cummins, Caught out !! fast ball, good length, on the stumps, A risky shot choice by Shaheen Afridi as the batter hangs in the crease to play defensive shot, only to get an edge that goes straight into the hands of for Shaheen Afridi's dismissal.
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66.3
Pat Cummins to Agha Salman, 1 run, Agha Salman goes forward and plays defensive shot off an inswinger delivers at a good length by the bowler, edged!! and the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at short mid wicket for 1 run.
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66.2
Pat Cummins to Agha Salman, no run, Dot ball !! inswinger, back of length, on the off stump, Pat Cummins sends down a delivery outside the off stump, and Agha Salman goes forward and watches it closely, deciding to let ball go to the keeper.
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66.1
Pat Cummins to Agha Salman, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, good length, on the stumps, Agha Salman hangs in the crease, tucks defensive shot toward the fielder at short mid wicket, who halts the ball.
End of over 66 (1 runs)
Shaheen Afridi 0 (5)
Agha Salman 49 (66)
Pakistan 236/7
Nathan Lyon 19-1-84-0
Pat Cummins 17-2-48-4
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65.6
Nathan Lyon to Shaheen Afridi, no run, Dot ball !! arm ball, good length, on the off stump, hangs in the crease, plays defensive shot.
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65.5
Nathan Lyon to Shaheen Afridi, no run, Dot ball !! arm ball, full length, on the stumps, Shaheen Afridi hangs in the crease and tucks defensive shot toward the fielder, who halts the ball.
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65.4
Nathan Lyon to Agha Salman, 1 run, Agha Salman hangs in the crease to take arm ball of good length aimed on the stumps, executing a confident defensive shot that sent the ball sailing towards long on for 1 run.
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65.3
Nathan Lyon to Agha Salman, no run, Dot ball !! arm ball, full length, on the leg stump, Agha Salman hangs in the crease and strives to hit flick shot, aiming to fend it off, but ball is too tricky to hit.
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65.2
Nathan Lyon to Agha Salman, no run, Dot ball !! arm ball, full length, on the stumps, hangs in the crease, plays defensive shot.
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65.1
Nathan Lyon to Agha Salman, no run, Dot ball !! arm ball, full length, on the stumps, hangs in the crease, plays defensive shot.
End of over 65 (5 runs)
Shaheen Afridi 0 (3)
Agha Salman 48 (62)
Pakistan 235/7
Pat Cummins 17-2-48-4
Nathan Lyon 18-1-83-0
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64.6
Pat Cummins to Shaheen Afridi, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, hangs in the crease, plays flick shot to the deep square leg.
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64.5
Pat Cummins to Shaheen Afridi, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, full length, on the off stump, Shaheen Afridi hangs in the crease, tucks defensive shot toward the fielder at slip, who halts the ball.
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64.4
Pat Cummins to Shaheen Afridi, no run, Dot ball !! outswinger, good length, on the off stump, hangs in the crease, tried defensive shot but fails to get bat on it.
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64.3
Pat Cummins to Agha Salman, 1 run, Agha Salman hangs in the crease to take fast ball of full length aimed on the off stump, executing a textbook drive, edged!! and the ball sails towards square leg for 1 run.
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64.2
Pat Cummins to Agha Salman, Four, Four !! bouncer, good length, on the leg stump. Agha Salman goes back, hits pull in the gap towards deep fine leg, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
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64.1
Pat Cummins to Agha Salman, no run, Dot ball !! bouncer, back of length, on the off stump, goes back, tried pull but fails to get bat on it.
End of over 64 (11 runs)
Agha Salman 43 (59)
Shaheen Afridi 0 (0)
Pakistan 230/7
Nathan Lyon 18-1-83-0
Pat Cummins 16-2-43-4
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63.6
Nathan Lyon to Agha Salman, 3 runs, Agha Salman hangs in the crease, pushes defensive shot after an arm ball is delivered at a good length by Nathan Lyon, but the ball goes straight to the fielder for 3 runs.
2
63.5
Nathan Lyon to Agha Salman, 2 runs, Agha Salman hangs in the crease to take arm ball of full length aimed on the stumps, executing a confident flick shot that sent the ball sailing towards deep mid wicket for 2 runs.
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63.4
Nathan Lyon to Agha Salman, no run, Dot ball !! arm ball, full length, on the stumps, hangs in the crease, plays defensive shot.
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63.3
Nathan Lyon to Agha Salman, Four, Four !! arm ball, full length, on the stumps. Agha Salman hangs in the crease, hits flick shot in the gap towards deep mid wicket, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
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63.2
Nathan Lyon to Agha Salman, no run, Dot ball !! arm ball, full length, on the off stump, hangs in the crease, plays defensive shot.
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63.1
Nathan Lyon to Agha Salman, 2 runs, Agha Salman hangs in the crease to take arm ball of full length aimed on the stumps, executing a confident flick shot that sent the ball sailing towards deep mid wicket for 2 runs.
End of over 63 (0 runs)
Aamer Jamal 0 (8)
Agha Salman 32 (53)
Pakistan 219/7
Pat Cummins 16-2-43-4
Nathan Lyon 17-1-72-0
Match Details
Date
2023-12-25 23:30 PM
Venue
Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
Toss
Pakistan elected to bowl
Umpires
  • Joel Wilson
  • Michael Gough
Tv Umpires
  • Richard Illingworth
Match Referee
  • Javagal Srinath